| Official Race Results | |||||||||
| Atl. Journal 500 | Atlanta Motor Speedway | |||||||||
| November 07, 1982 | Race 29 of 30 | |||||||||
| Average Speed: 130.884 mph | |||||||||
| Margin of Victory: 0.5 seconds | Time of Race: 03:48:51 | ||||||||
| Lead Changes: 45 | |||||||||
| Cautions: 10 for 56 laps. | |||||||||
| Fin | St | Car | Driver | Make | Sponsor | Pts / Bonus | Laps | Status | Winnings |
| 1 | 9 | #88 | Bobby Allison | Buick | Gatorade | 185/10 | 328 | Running | $45,500 |
| 2 | 2 | #33 | Harry Gant | Buick | 7-Eleven/Skoal Bandit | 175/5 | 328 | Running | $19,230 |
| 3 | 4 | #11 | Darrell Waltrip | Buick | Mountain Dew | 170/5 | 328 | Running | $19,700 |
| 4 | 18 | #2 | Tim Richmond | Buick | J.D. Stacy Racing | 165/5 | 328 | Running | $9,895 |
| 5 | 10 | #75 | Joe Ruttman | Buick | Pet Dairy | 155/0 | 327 | Running | $8,775 |
| 6 | 33 | #71 | Dave Marcis | Buick | Hudson Chevy & Trans | 155/5 | 327 | Running | $7,565 |
| 7 | 20 | #3 | Ricky Rudd | Pontiac | Piedmont Airlines | 151/5 | 326 | Running | $7,255 |
| 8 | 3 | #44 | Terry Labonte | Buick | Texas Jeans | 147/5 | 326 | Running | $6,335 |
| 9 | 28 | #5 | Rodney Combs | Buick | Stacy-Pak | 143/5 | 325 | Running | $2,900 |
| 10 | 14 | #02 | Mark Martin | Buick | Jolly Rancher | 134/0 | 325 | Running | $6,275 |
| 11 | 7 | #21 | Neil Bonnett | Ford | Warner W. Hodgdon | 135/5 | 324 | Running | $2,100 |
| 12 | 27 | #48 | Lennie Pond | Chevrolet | Palatine Automotive | PE | 321 | Running | $4,515 |
| 13 | 25 | #52 | Jimmy Means | Chevrolet | Broadway Motors | 124/0 | 321 | Running | $4,400 |
| 14 | 30 | #67 | Buddy Arrington | Chrysler | Motorsports Design | 121/0 | 319 | Running | $3,845 |
| 15 | 13 | #43 | Richard Petty | Pontiac | STP | 123/5 | 312 | Accident | $10,000 |
| 16 | 40 | #99 | Philip Duffie | Buick | Us Duffie Sand & Gravel | 115/0 | 310 | Running | $1,650 |
| 17 | 26 | #94 | Bobby Wawak | Chevrolet | Superior Piping | 112/0 | 307 | Running | $1,500 |
| 18 | 32 | #46 | Travis Tiller | Buick | Ring Enterprises | 109/0 | 303 | Running | $1,400 |
| 19 | 5 | #50 | Geoffrey Bodine * | Pontiac | Spectrum Furniture | 111/5 | 302 | Running | $8,300 |
| 20 | 12 | #55 | Benny Parsons | Buick | Weyman & Bruton | 103/0 | 295 | Engine Failure | $1,300 |
| 21 | 11 | #28 | Buddy Baker | Pontiac | Ranier Racing | 100/0 | 287 | Engine Failure | $9,100 |
| 22 | 29 | #86 | Darryl Sage | Chevrolet | L-Car | 97/0 | 285 | Running | $1,050 |
| 23 | 23 | #6 | D.k. Ulrich | Buick | Pentax Cameras | 94/0 | 277 | Accident | $2,775 |
| 24 | 6 | #9 | Bill Elliott | Ford | Melling Tool Company | 96/5 | 266 | Engine Failure | $975 |
| 25 | 1 | #98 | Morgan Shepherd | Buick | Levi Garrett | 93/5 | 262 | Engine Failure | $4,915 |
| 26 | 35 | #64 | Tommy Gale | Ford | Sunny King Ford & Honda | 85/0 | 244 | Oil Pump | $2,680 |
| 27 | 31 | #62 | Rick Wilson | Oldsmobile | Wilson Racing | 82/0 | 229 | Engine Failure | $1,900 |
| 28 | 17 | #90 | Jody Ridley | Ford | J.D. Stacy Racing | 79/0 | 219 | Head Gasket | $8,275 |
| 29 | 15 | #17 | Lake Speed | Pontiac | Yazoo Mowers | 76/0 | 184 | Engine Failure | $2,585 |
| 30 | 37 | #70 | J.D. McDuffie | Pontiac | Bailey Excavating | 73/0 | 162 | Engine Failure | $1,825 |
| 31 | 21 | #42 | Kyle Petty | Pontiac | STP | 70/0 | 156 | Engine Failure | $815 |
| 32 | 16 | #47 | Ron Bouchard | Buick | Race Hill Farm | 67/0 | 99 | Engine Failure | $9,305 |
| 33 | 36 | #22 | Marty Robbins | Buick | Robbins Racing | 64/0 | 89 | Accident | $795 |
| 34 | 8 | #15 | Dale Earnhardt | Ford | Wrangler Jeans | 66/5 | 85 | Steering | $8,385 |
| 35 | 19 | #27 | Cale Yarborough | Buick | Valvoline | 58/0 | 73 | Engine Failure | $775 |
| 36 | 39 | #38 | Jerry Bowman | Oldsmobile | Bowman Racing | PE | 53 | Clutch | $765 |
| 37 | 24 | #19 | Dick May | Buick | Demeter Grain | PE | 52 | Engine Failure | $755 |
| 38 | 22 | #1 | Donnie Allison | Oldsmobile | Uno | PE | 36 | Accident | $745 |
| 39 | 34 | #49 | Glenn Jarrett | Ford | Budweiser Light | 46/0 | 35 | Engine Failure | $735 |
| 40 | 38 | #73 | Steve Moore | Pontiac | Franklin City Music Park | PE | 3 | Oil Pressure | $723 |
| * Denotes Rookie | |||||||||